Northridge is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles. The community is home to California State University,Northridge,and the Northridge Fashion Center.
Woodland Hills is a neighborhood bordering the Santa Monica Mountains in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles,California,United States.
Canoga Park is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles,California. Before the Mexican–American War,the district was part of a rancho,and after the American victory it was converted into wheat farms and then subdivided,with part of it named Owensmouth as a town founded in 1912. It joined Los Angeles in 1917 and was renamed Canoga Park on March 1,1931,after Canoga,New York.
The San Fernando Valley,known locally as the Valley,is an urbanized valley in Los Angeles County,California. Situated northwards of the Los Angeles Basin,it comprises a large portion of Los Angeles,the incorporated cities of Burbank,Calabasas,Glendale,Hidden Hills and San Fernando,plus several unincorporated areas. The valley is the home of Warner Bros. Studios,Walt Disney Studios,and the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park.
Reseda is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles,California. It was founded in 1912,and its central business district started developing in 1915. The neighborhood was devoted to agriculture for many years. Earthquakes struck the area in 1971 and 1994.
Winnetka is a neighborhood in the west-central San Fernando Valley in the city of Los Angeles. It is an ethnically diverse area,both for the city and for Los Angeles County,with a relatively large percentage of Hispanic and Asian people.
Tarzana is a suburban neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles,California. Tarzana is on the site of a former ranch owned by author Edgar Rice Burroughs. It is named after Burroughs' fictional jungle hero,Tarzan.
West Hills is a neighborhood in the western San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles,California. It is bordered by mountain ranges to the west and the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Chatsworth to the north,Canoga Park to the east,and Woodland Hills to the south.
Warner Center is a master-planned neighborhood and business district development in the Canoga Park and Woodland Hills neighborhoods of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles,California.
Victory Boulevard is a major mostly east–west arterial road that runs for 25 miles (40 km) traversing almost the entire length of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles and Burbank,California. About two miles of the boulevard runs north-south before reaching its eastern terminus.
Reseda Boulevard,named Reseda Avenue until May 1929,is a major north–south arterial road that runs through the western San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles,California.
Area codes 818 and 747 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California.
California's 20th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Caroline Menjivar of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles's 12th City Council district is one of the fifteen districts in the Los Angeles City Council. It is currently represented by Independent John Lee since 2019 after he was elected to finish Mitchell Englander's term. Lee is the only Independent on the nonpartisan City Council,previously being a Republican much like his predecessors.
Los Angeles's 3rd City Council district is one of the fifteen districts in the Los Angeles City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Bob Blumenfield since 2013 after winning an election to succeed Dennis Zine,who termed out and ran for City Controller that year.
Patrick D'Arcy McGee was a Republican member of the California State Assembly for the 64th district from 1950 to 1957 and from 1966 until his death in 1970. He was a Los Angeles City Council member from 1957 to 1961,when he opposed the city's agreement to bring the Dodgers baseball team to a new stadium in Chavez Ravine.
Joy Picus was an American politician who served as a Los Angeles City Council member for 16 years,from 1977 to 1993,and was a Ms. magazine "Woman of the Year" in 1985.
The 2017 Los Angeles elections were held on March 7,2017,in Los Angeles,California. Voters elected candidates in a nonpartisan primary,with runoff elections scheduled for May 16,2017. Eight of the fifteen seats in the City Council were up for election,as well as the offices of Mayor,City Attorney and City Controller. Four ballot measures were also on the ballot.
The 2023 Los Angeles special election was held on April 4,2023,with a runoff occurring on June 27,2023. Voters will elect a candidate in a nonpartisan primary,with runoff elections potentially scheduled. One of the fifteen seats on the Los Angeles City Council was up for election due to the vacancy of one member,councilwoman Nury Martinez of District 6,who resigned in the wake of the 2022 Los Angeles City Council scandal. Sharon Tso was installed as a caretaker to the district,but no formal appointment was made. There was potential for a recall over Kevin de León's statements made during the 2022 Los Angeles City Council scandal as well,though due to the lack of signatures turned in by the deadline on April 1,2023,the petition to recall de León failed. Former City Attorney Mike Feuer also proposed that a special election be held on a referendum to replace the council's ability to redraw the City Council districts with an independent commission before the 2024 elections.
The 2024 Los Angeles elections was held on March 5,2024. Voters will elect candidates in a nonpartisan primary,with runoff elections scheduled for November 5. Seven of the fifteen seats in the City Council will be up for election.
